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Could PG&E’s patchwork road repair leave the county hanging out to dry?

Will taxpayers be left holding the bill? By R.D. Tucker Last summer, many Mariposa County residents traveling the local roadways endured Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) power line undergrounding project. The behemoth utility company, now the most expensive provider in the United States, is patting itself on the back with every media opportunity as well […]
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Coast Hardware reaches another milestone – four decades in business

By R.D. Tucker“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That statement is attributed to French novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr but is surely apropos in describing the occupants of 5028 Highway 140 in downtown Mariposa – the Dulcich family. In August, Coast Hardware Do-It-Best will celebrate its 40th anniversary, and in all of […]
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To ‘better serve’ its customers DMV slashes office access

Perhaps you haven’t heard, but the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), in its onging dedication to serve the citizens of the state, has decided to reduce access to its office services at 20 of its offices. Back on June 3, the DMV issued the following information: To improve efficiency and to better serve the […]
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ICES offers a solution to the burden of finding childcare

Contributed bySallee Gaines Lang Finding safe and qualified childcare in Mariposa County has been an ongoing issue for the area’s parents for years and years. But there is an agency in Mariposa County that is here to help – Infant/Child Enrichment Services (ICES). Parents in Mariposa County can go to the ICES office or call […]
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California pushes insurers to cover more homes in these areas

By Levi SumagaysayReprinted fromCALMATTERS.ORG California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has unveiled an effort to force insurers to resume writing policies in high-fire-risk areas — part of an overall plan to address the state’s insurance crisis. It consists of three different ways insurers can meet minimum requirements for writing policies in areas deemed “high
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The Good Bagel debuts on Mariposa’s culinary landscape

Contributed byTravis Blagg On June 16, Father’s Day, a new eating establishment opened its doors. In the short amount of time it has been open, The Good Bagel has become a welcome addition to the culinary landscape of Mariposa. Tina and Damien Pricolo are now offering delicious, fresh home-made bagels to the Mariposa community and […]
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~ You Ask the Pastor ~

Dear Pastors: I’m confused by some scripture, and that’s probably not unusual. When Jesus speaks to the thief on the cross next to him who professes his faith, Jesus says, ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.’ (Luke 23:43). But in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Paul states, ‘For the Lord […]

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